From Russia to Iran: Crossing Wild Frontier
ExplorerLevisonWood-famousforWalkingtheNile,WalkingtheHimalayasandWalkingtheAmericas-istakingonanewexpeditioninthisfour-partseries:tocrossthemightyCaucususmountainrangethatliesbetweenRussiaandIran.Andaswellasanewregionoftheworld,Levisonistakinganewapproachtoexploring:makinghiswaybyanymeansnecessary.Travellingwiththelocalsandlivingastheydo,Levison’sepic,2,600-milejourneytakeshimthroughfivecountries,crossingthewildlandsonthetensefrontierbetweenEuropeandAsiaandvisitingsomeofthemostfascinatinganddiversepeople’sonearth.BeginninginSouthernRussia,LevisonwilltrackthemountainsthroughincreasinglydangerousterrainwhereIslamistfightershideoutinthehills,towardAzerbaijan,Georgia,ArmeniaandintoIran:acaptivatingnationthat’sbeenoffthetouristtrackfordecades.Knownasthe’landsinbetween’,Levisonwilltravelthroughthesecountriesthatsitatthecrossroads…WrittenbyN.A.